DOWNLOAD: Rachael Yamagata

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 22, 2011 8:40PM

Racahel Yamagata sure likes to take her time between albums, but she's got a new one, Chesapeake, coming out on October 9. We've got a taste of what to expect in the lead-off single "Starlight" and the tune has us hoping that the disc contains more of the same. Yamagata's last full length was beautiful, tender and filled with a seeping melancholy. "Starlight" retains the careful craftsmanship evident in that batch of songs but there's an immediate bounce to the tune we haven't heard in Yamagata's music for quite a while. Chesapeake is coming out on the artist's own imprint, leading us to believe that this collection may be the first in which Yamagata gave no thought to appeasing anyone other than her own artistic inclinations.

MP3: Rachael Yamagata "Starlight"

Chesepeake is out on October 9.
Rachael Yamagata plays Logan Square Auditorium on November 8.